B4, 2012

Tonight was the final race for B series already, and marked the first day of summer, as well as the first night warm enough for sailing in shorts and a T shirt.  We had probably the best conditions for sailing so far this year with a steady 5-8 knots out the North and very little variation in wind speed or direction.  The course was originally posted as SDAXAF but was changed in less than a minute to SDABAF.  Unfortunately quite a few boats did not see this change and found themselves sailing the wrong direction after the first A mark rounding.  We arrived at the A mark third behind the usual two boats and sure thought it was a strange tactic for both GR and J to continue up the Eastern shore when the next mark was B just below the Bluff.  We were not quite sure what they were up to as we have seen before many crazy local knowledge tactics pay off.  We had a good short handed race managing to cross the finish line first followed by a three pack of boats including Smart Move, Pentameter, and Animal Manor.  A warm welcome to a new boat "Morning Glory" in fleet 3.  They had a solid race turning in a fast second place just behind Chaos.